Tag: failings
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Construction director and firm fined for safety failings
As the director of VNP Constructions, Paraskeva pleaded guilty to three offences on the basis that the company had committed the offences above and were committed with his consent or connivance, or were attributable to his neglect by virtue of S37(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. He was fined £10,800 and…
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Construction firms fined following site safety failings
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A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. In April 2024, the worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction on a project managed by Axis Europe in London. During an unplanned lifting operation, the load became…
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Developer and director sentenced over fire safety failings in seafront flats
An Essex developer has been fined £40,000 and its director given a 12-month community order after failing to fix serious fire safety breaches at a seafront apartment block in Felixstowe, Suffolk. Dragon Wood Homes Ltd was served an enforcement notice in relation to Cliff House in Chevalier Road, a former hotel converted into luxury residential…